One of the most frowned upon games in physical education today is dodge ball. Although i think dodge ball can be incorporated into phys. ed. classes and taken out of the PE hall of shame. The problem with the regular game of dodge ball is that students can get singled out and picked on, and not everyone is forced to participate. With a few altercations I think you can play all sorts of different dodge ball games that are just as fun and work better in phys. ed. Some rules to change could be you can only hit someone below the waist. This will prevent any head hunting or more serious injuries from happening. Also you can make a buffer zone between the two sides, forcing the students to be further from each other and also forcing them to move around in a more confined area.
A dodge ball like game that could be played is called star wars. The way the game works is you split your area into two sides and two teams, just like regular dodge ball. Each team has one person as the designated "jedi" who gets a light saber (you can use a noodle for this). At the back of each side there is a hula hoop, this is the only place where the jedi is safe. The point of the game is to hit the jedi with a ball when he is out of the hula hoop. If you get hit in the playing area you need to sit down where you were hit, and your only way of getting back into the game is if the jedi tags you with his or her light saber. So both teams need to protect their jedi at all costs while trying to dodge balls at the same time.
